Avtor/Urednik		Meh, Duška; Denišlič, Miro
Naslov		Uporaba termotesta
Prevedeni naslov		Usage of thermotest
Tip		članek
Vir		Med Razgl
Vol. in št.		Letnik 41, št. 4
Leto izdaje		2002
Obseg		str. 279-88
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		Modern neurophysiological methods (including the accurate psychophysical Marstock method) were used to determine sensitivity to heat, cold, and pain due to heat and cold (specific thermal and pain sensitivity) in six groups of patients suffering from various diseases (type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, primary Sjogren's syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of various etiologies, syringomyelia and multiple sclerosis). Various types of abnormalities were found, but no specific alteration patterns were identified. The abnormalities recorded depended upon the stage of the disease. The study confirms that thermotest is a sensitive, although unfortunately unspecific, index of somatoesthesia. The method is appropriate for following the disease or its progression during rehabilitation. For an exact diagnosis of somatosensory dysfunction, aberrant sensations are at least as important as hypo- or hyperesthetic phenomena.
Izvleček		Pri šestih skupinah bolnikov (s sladkorno boleznijo tipa 1 in tipa 2, s primarnim Sjogrenovim sindromom, z različnimi perifernimi nevropatijami, s siringomielijo in z multiplo sklerozo) smo s sodobnimi nevrofiziološkimi preiskavami določili občutljivost za toploto, hlad in bolečino zaradi mraza in zaradi vročine. Našli smo različna odstopanja od normativnih vrednosti, vzorci sprememb pa niso bili povezani s patološkim procesom. Ugotovljena odstopanja so bila odvisna od stopnje bolezni. Raziskava je potrdila, da je termotest občutljiv, a žal nespecifičen pokazatelj občutljivosti. Preiskava je primerna za spremljanje razvoja bolezni ali napredovanja rehabilitacije. Za natančno prepoznavo spremenjene občutljivosti so kakovostne spremembe vsaj enako pomembne kot količinske.
Deskriptorji		TEMPERATURE SENSE PAIN THRESHOLD DIABETES MELLITUS SJOGREN'S SYNDROME MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES